This Dead Poets Society spoof is delightfully absurd

"Saturday Night Live"spoofs "Dead Poets Society"
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Saturday Night Live veteran Fred Armisen returned to host the season finale, and he did not disappoint. He starred as Mr. Bunting in an excellent pre-taped spoof of Dead Poets Society.

You likely know how the story goes. The beloved English teacher (in the movie, it's Robin Williams as Mr. Keating) takes the fall for a boarding school student's suicide. When he goes to collect his personal items from his classroom after being fired, he's met with a moving show of support from students.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.